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Larkswood Playing Fields

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.61548, -0.00876

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spot

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Closterotomus trivialis, Harlequin Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Closterotomus trivialis, Harlequin Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Epping Forest Big WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 19)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Beech TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capital Ring (Section 13)Walking route

Alternative step-free route in Springfield Park

Named routeRegional walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

129 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Roding Valley WayCycling route
Named routeRef RVWPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
Cycleway 26Cycling route
Named routeRef C26Regional cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Cycleway 25Cycling route
Named routeRef C25Regional cycle route
River Lea NavigationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North-east entrance to Larkswood Playing Fields

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North-east entrance to Larkswood Playing Fields

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lloyd ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Ridgeway ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Aveling FieldsUrban park2.4 km→🌱Clendish MarshUrban park3.3 km→🌱Ray ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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